COVID warrior: 32-year-old Dipshikha Ghosh, Resident Doctor, Critical Care at Apollo Gleneagles Hospitals in Kolkata has been on the frontlines since April 2020
Kolkata:
Soham Chatterjee, a Kolkata man who sang Tere Mujhse hai Pehle Ka Naata Koi on his last call with his mother, who is fighting COVID-19 in a hospital, has posted a video of himself singing the song once more.
Last week, Dipshikha Ghosh, the doctor who is treating Soham s mother, posted on Twitter an emotional moment between the mother and son. According to Soham, his mother died a few hours after the call.
Soham paid a heartfelt tribute to his mother by posting a video of himself singing the same song on Monday.
While singing the song, Soham wrote, Music was something that tethered me to my mother. That s how we expressed our love and respect for each other. This song is ours and will always be irrespective of validation and recognition of any magnitude. Mom knew. Or, still knows. Who knows…I love you, maa. It s really hard here without you.
Your Weekend Planner May 21: Garam chai and a book from Camus
Your Weekend Planner May 21: Garam chai and a book from Camus
A hot cup and a warm book - two things to keep you company, and calm. Read on.
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Grab a book and brew a cup of tea for yourself. (Photo: Pixabay)
Dear Reader,
It s another Friday, and we re still cursing Corona for snatching the old-normal life away. However, moving on to making do with whatever we have. The week that just went by saw Cyclone Tauktae battering the western coast, with a lot of damage to Gujarat and Maharashtra. Even as people take stock of the devastation, there s another cyclone growing in the Bay of Bengal, we hear. East, stay safe. Staying safe these days also means staying home, so do that if you can do that. Get a cup of garam chai to celebrate International Tea Day today. You can follow our recipe or ruffle up a cup the best way you know. Tea is everyone s.
Mujib Mashal and Sameer Yasir, The New York Times
Published: 19 May 2021 12:31 PM BdST
Updated: 19 May 2021 12:31 PM BdST Health care workers help patients at a makeshift facility in Delhi on April 30, 2021. More than 1,000 doctors, and an untold number of medical personnel, have died after coronavirus infections, and many suffer an emotional toll as they make tough decisions about who gets treated. (Atul Loke/The New York Times)
The shifts are long, the wards full, the demand so urgent that medical students and interns have been coaxed into filling in. Hundreds of workers have died. Family members at home have fallen ill.
Covid 19 coronavirus: For India s medical workers, danger and heartbreaking decisions
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Health care workers assembling at a naval hospital in Mumbai earlier this month. Photo / Atul Loke, The New York Times
Health care workers assembling at a naval hospital in Mumbai earlier this month. Photo / Atul Loke, The New York Times
New York Times
By: Mujib Mashal and Sameer Yasir
More than 1,000 doctors, and an untold number of medical personnel, have died after coronavirus infections. Many suffer an emotional toll as they make tough decisions about who gets treated. The shifts are long, the wards full, the demand so urgent that medical students and interns have been coaxed into filling in. Hundreds of workers have died. Family members at home have fallen ill.